Us Code § 4852a - Task force on lead-based paint hazard reduction and financing
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§ 4852a. Task force on lead-based paint hazard reduction and financing
(a) In general
The Secretary, in consultation with the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, shall establish a task force to make recommendations on expanding resources and efforts to evaluate and reduce lead-based paint hazards in private housing.
(b) Membership
The task force shall include individuals representing the Department of Housing and Urban Development, the Farmers Home Administration, the Department of Veterans Affairs, the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, the Federal National Mortgage Association, the Environmental Protection Agency, employee organizations in the building and construction trades industry, landlords, tenants, primary lending institutions, private mortgage insurers, single-family and multifamily real estate interests, nonprofit housing developers, property liability insurers, public housing agencies, low-income housing advocacy organizations, national, State and local lead-poisoning prevention advocates and experts, and community-based organizations located in areas with substantial rental housing.
(c) Responsibilities
The task force shall make recommendations to the Secretary and the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency concerning—
(1) incorporating the need to finance lead-based paint hazard reduction into underwriting standards;
(2) developing new loan products and procedures for financing lead-based paint hazard evaluation and reduction activities;
(3) adjusting appraisal guidelines to address lead safety;
(4) incorporating risk assessments or inspections for lead-based paint as a routine procedure in the origination of new residential mortgages;
(5) revising guidelines, regulations, and educational pamphlets issued by the Department of Housing and Urban Development and other Federal agencies relating to lead-based paint poisoning prevention;
(6) reducing the current uncertainties of liability related to lead-based paint in rental housing by clarifying standards of care for landlords and lenders, and by exploring the "safe harbor" concept;
(7) increasing the availability of liability insurance for owners of rental housing and certified contractors and establishing alternative systems to compensate victims of lead-based paint poisoning; and
(8) evaluating the utility and appropriateness of requiring risk assessments or inspections and notification to prospective lessees of rental housing.
(d) Compensation
The members of the task force shall not receive Federal compensation for their participation.
(Pub. L. 102–550, title X, §1015, Oct. 28, 1992, 106 Stat. 3908.)
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